In Rajasthan’s Karni Mata temple, rats are not treated as pests but as sacred beings — as many as 25,000 of them move freely through the shrine, fed milk, sweets, and grain by pilgrims who believe they are reincarnated family

A rodent infestation at most temples would trigger an extermination campaign—here, thousands of rats are honored as divine ancestors and fed ritual offerings by devoted pilgrims. The post In Rajasthan’s Karni Mata temple, rats are not treated as pests but as sacred beings — as many as 25,000 of them move freely through the shrine, fed milk, sweets, and grain by pilgrims who believe they are…